The Usefulness of Perioperative Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Postoperative Bowel Dysfunction after Low Anterior Resection: Aim for a good defecation environment

The Usefulness of Perioperative Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Postoperative Bowel Dysfunction after Low Anterior Resection: Aim for a good defecation environment - The Usefulness of Perioperative Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Postoperative Bowel Dysfunction after Low Anterior Resection: Aim for a good defecation environment

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000043991

Enrollment

Registered

2021-04-22

Start date

2021-05-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

rectal cancer

Interventions

Perioperative pelvic floor gymnastics intervention case not perioperative pelvic floor gymnastics intervention case

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who have been diagnosed with lower rectal cancer at the Department of Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Hospital, and are scheduled to undergo surgery under normal care between 2021 and February 2025. Patients who meet all of the following criteria and are judged to be appropriate for participation in this study will be eligible. 1. Patients who are judged to be able to continue pelvic floor muscle exercises. 2) Patients who are 20 years old or older. 3. Patients who have given their consent for this study by signing the consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are scheduled to have a colostomy in addition to resection of the primary tumor. 2. Patients who will have difficulty in preserving anal function during the resection of the primary tumor. 3. Patients who have received preoperative treatment related to the primary tumor. 4. Patients with neuromuscular diseases. 5. Patients who have respiratory dysfunction and require preoperative respiratory rehabilitation. Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant. Women who are breastfeeding. 8. Persons deemed unsuitable by the principal investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Percent change in maximum resting static pressure between 2 weeks before and 3 months after surgery	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKyota Tatsuta

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Department of Surgery

kyota420@hama-med.ac.jp053-435-2279

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026